Longitude measures the number of degrees EAST or WEST of the Prime Meridian which runs through Greenwich, England.
Lines of latitude run east-west around the globe and are used to measure distances NORTH and SOUTH of the equator.
The three enlightened monarchs of the 18th century were:
1. Joseph II of the Holy Roman Empire
2. Catherine the Great of Russia
3. Frederick the Great of Prussia
<span>US gained territory in the Pacific Ocean.
The Spanish-American War is the beginning of the imperial era in US history gaining their first territories from the war.
The US gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines from the Spanish-American War and soon after completed the annexation of Hawaii. With colonies in the Pacific and trade connections growing in Asia, the US needed a quick way to move resources and ships from the East coast to these new areas. The canal through Panama made the naval commute shorter and faster as well as safer.</span><span />
The British Colonizers founded the 13 states.
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The first elaborated law code was Roman. The romans build an Empire based on the advances in the legal system. The separation of public and private law, for example, can be seen in the US system. The common law developed by the roman is oficially used by the courts, like we can see by the terms: "<em /><em>habeas corpus, stare decisis</em>".
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